Mask for fowls



June 12, 1934. J JONES 1,962,395

MASK FOR FOWLS Filed Jan. 7. 1953 f A? 7/ I I2 M .z I I Patented June12, 1934 PATENT OFFICE MASK FOR FOWLS Jacob Jones, Woodinville, Wash.

Application January 7, 1933, Serial No.

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a mask or shield which is adapted to be wornby a fowl so asto prevent fighting or disturbance of other fowl bythefowl without interfering with the freedom in eating, breathing or thelike of the fowl.

An object of this invention is to provide a mask or guard which is soconstructed that it can be readily worn on the beak of the fowl in aposition to prevent the fowl from injuring other fowl positioneddirectly in front thereof and which is so constructed that it will notbe unduly cumbersome in the wearing or will not cause soreness resultingin serious injury to the fowl.

A'further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kindwhich is adapted to engage the beak of the fowl at the rear portion ofthe beak and to be fastened to the beak by means extending through thebreather openings in the rear portion of the beak.

The above and various other objects and advantages of thisinvention-wil1 in part be de scribed and in part be understood from thefollowing detailed description of the present 5 preferred embodiment,the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:-

Figure 1, is a detail side elevation of a device constructed accordingto the preferred embodiment of this invention showing the device inmounted position on the beak of a fowl.

Figure 2 is a detail rear elevation of the device.

Figure 3 is a detail top plan view of the device.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the views the letter H designates thehead of a fowl provided with a beak B and in the present instance, thisfowl is shown as a chicken or the like. a In order to prevent the fowlor chicken from fighting and also to quiet nervous hens of the typewhich lays eggs regularly, I have provided a mask or guard, generallydesignated 'as 10, which comprises two complementary plates 11 and 12,which are pivoted together, as at 13.

The upper edges of these plates 11 and 12 are curved and the inner edgesof the plates 11 and 12 overlap eachother and are cut out, as at 14, soas to permit the receiving of the beak B therein.

This mask or shield 10 is adapted to be positioned at a point closelyadjacent the forward portion of the head H and at the rear of the beakB, andeach plate 11 and 12 is provided REISSUED with a rearwardlyextending lug 15 which is disposed at substantially a right angle to theplane of the plates and which is adapted to closely lie against the sideof the beak B.

Each lug 15 is provided with an aperture 16 therethrough and a securingmeans in the form of a pin 17 is adapted'to extend through the alinedholes 16 and also through the breather openings in the beak B. The pin17 is adapted to have a head on one end and the opposite end may besuitably bent so that once the shield or mask 10 is positioned on thebeak B, it will not be readily lost.

The plates 11 and 12 are constantly urged toward each other by means ofan elastic or resjlient member 18 which is positioned above the lugs 15and in the present instance, this resilient or elastic tightening member18 is constructed in the form of a piece of rubber which has each endthereof threaded through openings 19 provided in the plates 11 and- 12.

In the use of this device, the mask or shield 10 is initially opened asufiicient distance to permit the positioning of the beak B within thecut out portion 14 provided between the two plates 11 and 12, and thelugs 15 are positioned with the openings 16 alining with the breatheropenings in the beak B. The pin or securing member 1'7 is 'then passedthrough the open- 'ings 16 and may be bent, and one end of the pin 17may then be bent so that it will not be lost. In this position, the maskor shield 10 is mountedin upstanding position on the beak B and will bemaintained in this position so as to prevent the fowl from fightinginasmuch as the fowl cannot see directly ahead of it and in this way, arelatively heavy laying hen may have one of these masks or guard membersmounted on its beak and as it cannot see directly ahead of it when it issitting on the nest, it will remain there quietly. This device may be.worn at all. times by the fowl and due to its extreme lightness ofconstruction and the fact that there are no binding elements connectedtherewith to prevent the fowl from eating the fowl will soon becomeaccustomed to the wearing of the device.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in the details of construction and design of the abovespecifically described embodiment of this invention without departingfrom the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restrictedonly by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:-

l. A mask for fowl comprising two plates, means for pivoting the platestogether, means for securing the plates on the beak of a fowl inupstanding'position, and'yleldable means constantly urging the platestogether.

2. A mask as set forthmpmprising a relatively flat guard having a beakreceiving opening, a

forwardly extending lug on-each side of the 4. A mask as set forthcomprising two flat members having a cut out irmer edge portion toreceive the upper portion of a. beak, means above the cut out portion ofeach member to pivotally secure the members together, yieldable meansengaging each member to constantly urge the members toward each otherand into contacting relation with a beak, an apertured lug carried byeach member and extending at a right angle to the member and engag ingagainst the side of the beak, and a securing means extending through theaperture of each lug and through the beak to maintain the members inupstanding relation to the beak and forwardly of the eyes of the fowl toprevent forward vision of the fowl.

' JACOB JONES.

